ZCW Reviews

  Dreamscape Journey-A Promesa Review Its been a bit of extended break for me with a bunch of school catching up with me as of late, but I figured now was a better time than any to come back and get a new review out again! Following the release of a massive, nearly 1000 game bundle from itch.io I was able to give Promesa a shot for the first time for a game I likely would not have had to have the chance to play otherwise. With all that in mind, let's take a trip through this interactive art piece and see what it has to offer.  Walking Through Dreams In the simplest terms possible, Promesa is a game where you walk through dreamlike areas based on Italian and Argentinian architecture/locations as you engage in a conversation between a grandparent and grandson. In fact, the dev of Promesa even explained how for this game he spoke with his own grandfather for inspiration and based portions of the game around those conversations.  I've played a surprisingly high number of thes...

  Digging in to New Genres-A Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Review Over my years of playing video games I have never shied away from my love for platformers, and, as an extension, of Yacht Club Games for their blockbuster labor of love in Shovel Knight. In my eager wait for the delayed Shovel Knight Dig coming out sometime in the future I decided to check out their most recent title in a puzzle spinoff called Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon. Does it inspire to the extent of all their prior titles or does it come up a tile short? Fitting in new mechanics Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a mash-up of a roguelike game and a typical puzzle game, and it balances the two to some positives and some negatives. On terms of general gameplay, Pocket Dungeon is a falling blocks puzzler akin to a puyo puyo game where you can rack up large chains. It is a bit of a unique take on these titles, but that's about as apt a comparison I can make for it. You'll move around a grid and pick and choose wher...